The Wizards knocked off Orlando on Tuesday to move a game over .500 and trail Chicago by 1.5 games for fourth place in the East. Lost big man Nene for four to six weeks because of a knee sprain, a major loss, since the team is much better when the oft-injured forward suits up. Washington has gone just 2-6 without Nene, and 9-34 since he was acquired, compared to 60-61 with him. Drew Gooden was signed to a 10-day contract as an emergency stop-gap and fellow veteran Al Harrington is healthy and stretches the floor.

Trevor Booker starts in place of Nene.

Veteran Andre Miller’s arrived at trade deadline to give team’s woeful bench a lift. The team had been brutal when star John Wall rests and Miller should help change that. He was a team-best +12 in his debut on Tuesday.

MARQUEE MATCHUP

Bradley Beal vs. DeMar DeRozan

The battle at the point is always big between these two teams, but, switching it up, the shooting guard matchup should be crucial as well. Beal is one of the league’s best young players and has averaged 17.8 points over his past 10 games. Similar to DeRozan, Beal is a capable and willing passer, gets on the boards and doesn’t commit a high number of turnovers.

As soon as next year, Beal will make a return trip to the all-star game more difficult for DeRozan.

DID YOU KNOW?

Raptors head coach Dwane Casey said Miller will make Marcin Gortat’s rolls to the basket even more efficient and also called Miller a “Raptor-killer” ... Washington is one of the NBA’s leaders in made three-pointers and Harrington just provides another threat ... Beal, Trevor Ariza and Martell Webster are particularly deadly from the corners ... Four of the team’s five starters notched at least 20 points against Orlando ... Toronto took the first three games of the season series by an average of 10.3 points.

Wizards vs. Raptors preview

The Wizards knocked off Orlando on Tuesday to move a game over .500 and trail Chicago by 1.5 games for fourth place in the East. Lost big man Nene for four to six weeks because of a knee sprain, a major loss, since the team is much better when the oft-injured forward suits up. Washington has gone just 2-6 without Nene, and 9-34 since he was acquired, compared to 60-61 with him. Drew Gooden was signed to a 10-day contract as an emergency stop-gap and fellow veteran Al Harrington is healthy and stretches the floor.

Trevor Booker starts in place of Nene.

Veteran Andre Miller’s arrived at trade deadline to give team’s woeful bench a lift. The team had been brutal when star John Wall rests and Miller should help change that. He was a team-best +12 in his debut on Tuesday.